What’s going on musically in the Berks-Mont Newspapers coverage area? A lot, and we want to help keep everyone in the know.

Local Bands and Venues
27 June – Copper Into Steel at Reverb, Reading on the Outdoor Stage (7:00 start)

28 June – Neo Trio at Union Jacks on the Manatawny, Oley Twp (7:00 start)

28 June – Jim Meck at Golden Oaks Golf Club, Fleetwood (6:00 start)

29 June – Bill Koss Combo at Cutillos Bar and Restaurant, Pottstown (8:30 start)

29 June – Mike McLoughlin & The Jerseycropdusters at Chapmans the Music Café, Spring City (8:00 start)

29 June – Ken and Rick at The Sandtrap Limerick (7:00 start)

29 June – Drift with Living Shadows at the Hard Bean Café, Boyertown (8:00 start)

29 June – Karaoke w/DJ Mitchell at Mohnton VFW, Mohnton (7:00 start)

30 June – Dave Weber and friends at Chapmans the Music Café, Spring City (8:00 start)

30 June – Three Swank Bastards (Vegas Surf Rock) Outside! At Reverb, Reading (7:00 start)

30 June – Dennis Grabowski at The Bridge Inn, Pleasentville (7:30 start)

30 June – Jim Meck at Panevino Restaurant, Reading (7:30 start)

30 June – Cider House Blues & Jazz Band at the Hard Bean Café, Boyertown (8:00 start)

30 June – Crosstown Transit at Mohnton VFW, Mohnton (9:00 start)

1 July – Swinging Foxes at Union Jacks on the Manatawny, Oley Twp (6:00 start)

1 July – Dead By Wednesday, March to Victory and more at Reverb, Reading (6:30 start)

5 July – Pangea Acoustic at Union Jacks on the Manatawny, Oley Twp (7:00 start)

6 July – Open Mic w/DJ Redd at the Mohnton VFW, Mohnton (7:00 start)

7 July – Bill Koss Combo at Seaside Gas & Grill, Massey’s Landing, Del. (7:00 start)

7 July – Ara at the Mohnton VFW, Mohnton (9:00 start)

8 July – Raucous Brothers at Union Jacks on the Manatawny, Oley Twp (6:00 start)

Well, we’re a little light for this rather odd holiday week(end). Which weekend is the holiday weekend anyway? The Fourth is on Wednesday so I guess technically the holiday weekend could go either way. My vote would be to give up trying to pin it down and have the holiday weekend all week. If you can get YOUR boss to go along with that let me know maybe you can talk MINE into it too!

Jim Meck and the Bill Koss Combo will be busy this time both with two shows with some other WTIM favorites filling in the cracks. The big stages are getting busy again as is always the case this time of year. I guess they’re not afraid of being snowed in in July. Check out the amazing number of Country acts hitting the stage this time, I would, in fact, be picking the Miranda Lambert show as the pick of the week were it not for the AMAZING JT playing at the Borgata. What a place to see a true legend in concert. Locally, I’m going with The Bill Koss Combo on the road down at Massey’s Landing. This is going to be a big FUN show and really not that far away. Whereever you go, stay cool!

Do you want to see your band or venue listed here at WTIM?Send an email to redneck@berksmontnews.com with the particulars (at least two weeks in advance) and we’ll get it out there.

Concerts of Note
27 June – Fiona Apple at The Tower Theater

29 June – Foreigner at Penns Peak

29 June – Iron Maiden and Alice Cooper at the Susquehanna Bank Center

29 June – REO Speedwagon, Styx and Ted Nugent at Montage Mountain

29 June – Dave Matthews at Hershey Park Stadium

29 June – Styx and Ted Nugent at the Sands Bethlehem

29 June – John Oates Band at the Borgata

30 June – Johnny Winter with Magic Slim & The Teardrops at Penns Peak

30 June – Crosby, Stills and Nash at the Borgata

30 June – Brad Paisley, The Band Perry and Scott McCreery at the Susquehanna Bank Center

30 June – Tenacious D at Festival Pier

30 June – Brian Cuthbertson & David Sanborn at the Whitaker Center

1 July – REO Speedwagon, Styx & Ted Nugent at the Borgata

1 July – Alice Cooper at the Sands Bethlehem

5 July – Coldplay at the Wells Fargo Center

6 July – James Taylor at the Borgata

7 July – Miranda Lambert, Little Big Town and Thomas Rhett at Montage Mountain